1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: You guys might recall a couple of weeks ago, maybe 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: a week ago, I was I was telling you about 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: my dear old Nan, beautiful Elva, Elva Priscilla, what a 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: gorgeous the matriarch, Yeah, the matriarch of the stand Away family, 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: Dad's mum. Yeah, she was ninety four. So on Friday 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: during the show, actually we got the devastating news that 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: she she she passed away, which is which is you know, 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: she's ninety four, a life well lived, but still just 9 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: very very sad. 10 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 2: I know she was in hospital and I know, yeah, 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: you know, you knew that was coming, but it's just 12 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: when it happens, it's just yeah, just it's just I mean. 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: It just just rocks you, right, and especially for Dad, 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: my old man who's lost his mum. Beautiful job so 15 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: very much thinking of him, and it's a hard time 16 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: for the family, as it always is when when someone 17 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: like that passes. 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 3: Beautiful Nan, I know how much she loved, Elva, the 19 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 3: queen of your family. 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: She was. 21 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 2: How'd you go on Friday? 22 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: I just took it. I just had to take a minute, 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: just to minute to myself. 24 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: Did you go over to your dad or yes? 25 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: Or Dad's or Dad. And then on Saturday night, actually 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: us siblings, like my brother and sisters got together at 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: the pub and we just had a beautiful pub meal 28 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: and raised a glass to her because nice sort of 29 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: you know what she would have loved and wanted, which 30 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: was really nice lode. All together, it's a beautiful time 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: to sort of reflect on her grandparents are so special, 32 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: like they just she will forever hold a very very 33 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: special and dear place in my heart. And you think 34 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: about all the good times, right, all the cheeky times. 35 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: You know, we used to ride our bikes around to 36 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: her place and sit there and she'd service lemon slice. 37 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: It's just really really lovely. But yesterday at the MCG. 38 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: She was a lifelong demon. You know, she had a 39 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: hand in, you know, making me a Melbourne supporter. She 40 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: used to take us with her thermos of my low 41 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: to forty matches at the MCG and there we'd sit 42 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: and watch Melbourne play. And yesterday something caught my high 43 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: and the players ran out and I'm like, oh wow, 44 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: they're they were wearing black armbands and Paul ware, who's 45 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: the CEO of the Melbourne Footy Club, he actually put 46 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: his hand on my shoulder. He said, that's that's feel Nan, 47 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: because you know my dad is he's a life member 48 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: of the Melbourn Footy Club and the players clearly adore him. 49 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: And what an emerged was that Max Gorne that the skipper, 50 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: the captain of the Melbourn Footy Club in game two 51 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: fifty and this goes to show how selfless he is. 52 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: He reached out to the you know, the club executive 53 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: and asked if if it'd be okay if they wore 54 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: black armbands. 55 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 3: He's two and fifty game. He made it about someone. 56 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it was just it was just such a 57 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: such a bloody beautiful moment and just so what a tribute, 58 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: so special for the family. 59 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 3: And how is john O? How was your dad? 60 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: I think he was. He was quite taken aback, what 61 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: shows the respect club. 62 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: Have for your family? Like that's yesterday. 63 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: I was, as I know, I texted on my family 64 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 3: are all Demons fans and I was like. 65 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: Black fans for Clintons Nan, and they were like, we've 66 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: got to win. 67 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: I was crying into the. 68 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: Burn and look at what they did. So, I mean, 69 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: I'm sorry to all those carlt and supporters out there, 70 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: but it was bloody, marvelous forever, and I just wanted 71 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: this morning first and foremost pay tribute to my beautiful 72 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: nan Elva, who was very special to me and to 73 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: our family, but also to thank the Melbourne Footy Club 74 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: for not just winning, but for for doing something so 75 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: simple yet so so powerful, soul. It took our breath 76 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: away as a family, and you were forever thankful. 77 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: I know how much she loved your gorgeous man. One 78 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 3: of my favorite stories is when you would visit her 79 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 3: in the nursing home and Clint would sneak in cheeky 80 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 3: cheese cheeseburgers for it. She hated, hated the food you'd 81 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 3: like going. 82 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: Into Barley. 83 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: Scoffed that cheeseburger no, no pickles, hated pickles. You had 84 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:29,799 Speaker 1: to take the pickle out onion. 85 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 3: And she's a woman close to my heart. 86 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 2: The last thing I want to do today, but I'm 87 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: going to go through a drive room. 88 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: The cheeseburger, no pickle because. 89 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 2: Hats off to the Melbourne And I was texting with 90 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 2: your folks on Friday night. 91 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: But I hope thank you. I just you know what 92 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: grandparents are so special if you're lucky enough to them 93 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: In your lives parents as well. Just give them a 94 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: hug this morning, because we don't have them forever exactly. 95 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: No, we love your family, the Standaways. We're like a 96 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 3: big dysfunctional fan and we've very much been thinking of 97 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: John and Tones and your aunties and uncle and your 98 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: all your extended family. Standaways are a very well loved 99 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 3: family in the city. And Elva was the queen. 100 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: She was she matriarch, and she would be greatly missed, 101 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:22,679 Speaker 1: very proud of. Thank you really much, Lauren. Lauren wake 102 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: up feeling good following them on the socials.